[est1895]

Hi all.  I just went from Windows XP 32bit to Windows 7 Pro 64bit.  I'm having a hard time picking which Adobe Reader to get, Flash Player, AIR and Shockwave Player to get.  Please give me the links.

[The E]

....the latest ones?

Flash should already be built in to your browser; if it isn't, it will tell you where to go.

Also, is google not working or something? Or is http://adobe.com not reachable from where you live?

[headdie]

The Air and Adobe reader pages from The_E's link auto detect your system which should be correct.

as for Flash and Shock arnt they one system now? I know Chrome has them built in and I am sure the others do, or at least should.  if you need separate download then again The_E's link is the place to go

[est1895]

Well I was searching through MSN and I chose to use, "Adobe reader windows 7 64bit" and a search and so I got a huge list of the different kinds of adobe reader downloads.  So I thought 10.1.8 because that was what the tech who put my computer together used.  And when I tried to update that, it said that there were no updates.

BTW:  Have you been watching Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter in Germany?  I was told that it will be aired, in the US on January 14, 2014.  It looks pretty good.  Tell what you think?

[Nuke]

i always instal the latest firefox. i then get flash and java, their websites usually autodetect your browser and system and install the right thing for you. i always use foxit reader instead of acrobat, its updates are smaller and its generally less of a pita to work with (i know because i read a lot of datasheets).

[BloodEagle]

I'm pretty sure that shockwave is dead (or rolled into flash as a separate file format) at this point.

As for getting Adobe Reader: Don't.  Instead, get any one of the free alternatives to it.  I use FoxIt, and it seems to work pretty well.

[666maslo666]

Or you can get ninite installer to easily install and update your programs with few clicks.

[Klaustrophobia]

shockwave still exists separately, but hardly anything uses it.  i ran into something that required me to go install it within the past several months but i don't remember what.  you don't need to install it unless you hit something like that.

[S-99]

est1985, you didn't ask a dumb question. It's a lot like other questions i've heard from people before. You just don't want to screw anything up.

[Nuke]

software comes screwed up, its the responsibility of the user to beat it into submission with a lead pipe until it works.

[S-99]

At least he didn't ask which link that he should click after performing a search on google.